Beyond the seas
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From 39 U.S. 141 - The Bank of Alexandria v. Edward and Francis Dyer · 1840Most cited · 10 citing opinions
The words, 'beyond the seas,' in this law, are manifestly borrowed from the English statute of limitation of James I. ch. 21; and it has always been held, that they ought not to be interpreted according to their literal meaning, but ought to be construed as equivalent to the words, 'without the jurisdiction of the state.